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Unbeatable is a bold rhythm beat-em-up with striking anime style, unforgettable music, and an emotional story that hits hard, even when ambition gets messy.
As we near the end of 2025, I think that everyone is feeling like we are closer to doomsday than ever before. With the rise of AI in the world, people are turning back to movies like Terminator 2: Judgement Day as a point of where our future could be…
I've always had a "unique relationship" with the Metroid franchise. I knew of Samus Aran because of Smash Bros, and thus never played the original titles on the Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Entertainment System, or Game Boy. In fact, I'm pretty sure my first title was Metroid Fusion, before getting…
I love the classic beat 'em up genre, and the storytelling that comes from the smallest of details. That's why I was very interested in seeing the retro sprite art style and the way it shows off its art design of Neon Inferno. The art and the trailers it displayed…
Milano’s Odd Job Collection is a charming game that is basic and straight to the point. Do a bunch of mini-games as jobs to earn money, then spend that money on decorating the house or learning recipes.
Octopath Traveler was a game that ignited a desire to see many old games reimagined in its HD-2D design. It has HD-2D sprites walking across 3D textures, dungeons, and maps. It got a sequel titled Octopath Traveler 2 and even a mobile game titled Octopath Traveler Champions of the Continent.…
I’ve been having vivid dreams the last few nights. I wonder if it’s because of SLEEP AWAKE. The psychological horror game explores a world in which going to sleep often means one won’t wake up again. As such, the entire game is presented as a kind of fever dream, with…
One Piece Pirate Warriors 4 was initially released on March 26, 2020, for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One. It was released for PC on September 14th, 2023. It is now a completed game with the Legendary Edition, released for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2.…
You have no idea how much this game means to me. I grew up surrounded by Marvel, watching the cartoons, burning through stacks of comics, and spending hours with X-Men: The Arcade Game and Captain America and the Avengers. So, when MARVEL Cosmic Invasion was announced, that spark hit instantly.…
It's that time of year again! I've been playing Call Of Duty: Black Ops 7 and after last years' Black Ops 6, I was very interested to see where this long running franchise would go. Does it reinvent itself to combat the recent competition? or Is it stuck in the trenches…
It's been quite the period for the Nintendo Switch 2 recently, and I've been doing my best to keep up and review all the big games. First came Pokémon Legends: Z-A, and Kirby Air Riders is out right now, with Metroid Prime 4 on deck. However, in between all of…
Anyone who knows me knows that I love a good RPG game. Especially those that you might call a western RPG, such as the games built by studios like Obsidian. I have enjoyed almost every game that Obsidian has made in the last two decades. Which is why I was…
